19th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - U2100
40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Independence, OH, United States. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was David Friedman (🇺🇸 USA, 1864).
Andrew Stappenbeck (🇺🇸 USA, 1822) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Emily Jiaying Tang (4.0) and Olivia Panciu (3.5). Stappenbeck shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Om Chatterjee (1582) beat Georgios S Stavropoulos (1818), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Stappenbeck takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
Emily Jiaying Tang won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stappenbeck, Andrew | 1822 | USA | +14B | =3N | =25N | +13B | +17B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 1840 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Tang, Emily Jiaying | 1759 | USA | =9N | =7B | +38N | +36B | +16N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 2365 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Panciu, Olivia | 1627 | USA | +35N | =1B | =29N | +12B | =4N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1853 | +35.6 |
| 4 | Ting, Shih Chieh Alfred | 1792 | MAS | +27B | +15N | +12B | −10N | =3B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1766 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Tang, Edward Jiayi | 1712 | USA | +28B | −12N | =30B | +31N | +37B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1839 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Rohlfing, David P | 1738 | USA | =7N | =13B | −16N | +14B | +12N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1612 | -10.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 566010446 | 0 | — | =6B | =2N | +?B | =?N | =18B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Robinson Jr, Scott | 1742 | USA | F | F | +35N | +15B | +36N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2425 | +27.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 566013143 | 0 | — | =2B | −11N | −31B | +35N | +?B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Patel, Het | 1747 | USA | F | F | +37N | +4B | =19N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1919 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Subramanian, Sharan | 0 | USA | F | +9B | =36N | =37N | =?B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 30990386 | 0 | — | +22N | +5B | −4N | −3N | −6B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Demetruk, David | 1689 | USA | =24B | =6N | +26B | −1N | −22N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1684 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Chatterjee, Om | 1582 | USA | −1N | −28B | +33B | −6N | +27B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1752 | +34.8 |
| 15 | Guan, Gus Lejia | 1681 | CAN | +40B | −4B | −18N | −8N | +39B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1545 | -28.0 |
| 16 | Palla, Shashank | 1565 | USA | F | F | +6B | +34N | −2B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1887 | +50.4 |
| 17 | Slagle, Jim | 0 | USA | F | F | +21N | +29B | −1N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Faizy, Mohammed | 1815 | CAN | F | F | +15B | =32B | =7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1812 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Park, Colin | 1651 | USA | F | F | =32N | +25B | =10B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1789 | +22.0 |
| 20 | Hunt, Thomas Warren | 1774 | USA | F | F | =27B | =26N | +24B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1871 | +15.2 |
| 21 | Arvind, Charithra C | 1672 | USA | F | F | −17B | +27N | +30B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2488 | +41.6 |
| 22 | Strobehn, Alexander | 1611 | USA | −12B | F | F | +39N | +13B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2489 | +24.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 566016916 | 0 | — | F | F | +24B | =30N | =29B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Rucker, Damon | 1745 | USA | =13N | −25B | −23N | +28B | −20N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1444 | -44.8 |
| 25 | Amarante, Mike | 1688 | USA | F | +24N | =1B | −19N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1739 | +8.4 |
| 26 | Friedman, David | 1864 | USA | F | F | −13N | =20B | +31N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1642 | -15.4 |
| 27 | Pierson, Kenneth L | 1628 | USA | −4N | =35B | =20N | −21B | −14N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1438 | -23.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 566016169 | 0 | — | −5N | +14N | −?B | −24N | −33B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Garg, Ryan | 0 | USA | F | F | =3B | −17N | =23N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Spinrad, Jerry | 1748 | USA | F | F | =5N | =23B | −21N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1499 | -26.0 |
| 31 | Deval Rohit | 1455 | IND | F | F | +9N | −5B | −26B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 984 | -5.2 |
| 32 | Pranav, Eswar J | 1556 | IND | F | F | =19B | =18N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1733 | +9.0 |
| 33 | Stavropoulos, Georgios S | 1818 | GRE | F | F | −14N | F | +28N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 782 | -32.0 |
| 34 | Maiti, Vedant | 1790 | USA | F | F | F | −16B | +38N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 765 | -31.2 |
| 35 | Castro, Maximus | 1569 | USA | −3B | =27N | −8B | −9B | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1393 | -24.4 |
| 36 | Nicks, Jim | 0 | USA | F | F | =11B | −2N | −8B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Bhargava, Anay | 1494 | USA | F | F | −10B | =11B | −5N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 930 | -16.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 566012937 | 0 | — | F | F | −2B | =?N | −34B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Meyo, Dan | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −22B | −15N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Richardson, Harmond | 1603 | IRL | −15N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 881 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palla, ShashankUSA+50.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Arvind, Charithra CUSA+41.62.0 pts · #13
- 3Panciu, OliviaUSA+35.63.5 pts · #11
- 1Rucker, DamonUSA-44.81.5 pts · #31
- 2Stavropoulos, Georgios SGRE-32.01.0 pts · #37
- 3Maiti, VedantUSA-31.21.0 pts · #39
- R3+236 Elo gap
- R4+225 Elo gap
- R3+175 Elo gap